HC Deb 28 January 2000 vol 343 cc386-7W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish the consultation document on teacher competencies that has been sent to the teacher trade unions together with a list of all those who have been consulted on the document. [107540]

Ms Estelle Morris

No consultation document has been published. As part of on-going discussions with teacher and headteacher unions about proposed reforms of the teaching profession, DfEE has had informal discussions about the standards which teachers would be required to meet in order to cross the proposed new performance threshold. We will write to School Teachers' Review Body statutory consultees during February 2000 to invite views on the proposed standards.

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he expects to receive the report by Hay McBer on teacher competencies and other aspects of performance-related pay; and if he will place a copy in the Library. [107536]

Ms Estelle Morris

DfEE expects to receive the final report from Hay McBer on the characteristics of effective teaching at the end of February 2000 and intends to publish it shortly thereafter, probably during March 2000. A copy will be placed in the Library.